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Originally Posted by TimT

I just got a #80 cabinet scraper... I'll use it as the final finish before applying a finish coat. Even though this Black walnut piece has tight closed grain,, there are areas where even after using 600 grit mesh some of the grain fuzzes up...I should be able to shave the fuzz with this scraper.. The areas where the grain stays raised is the transition between the dark and light wood..

The scrapers path to me is pretty convoluted... Since you cant buy a tool like this at any retail store around here.... forget Home Depot.. So I ordered from Amazon....

I didn't notice that this tool was coming from Australia.. with Prime shipping it arrived quickly.. When I unboxed it I noticed the tool was made in England... So I bought a tool That originated in England from a place in Australia...I'm in New York

I'm scrolling back through this thread looking for something specific (that might not even be in this thread), and saw this post.

The area of the country that I live in seems to have very little in the way of old wood working tools. But the area that you live in, there are TONS of old tools. The northeast is full of cool old stuff, and there are frequently "meets" where folks take their old stuff, set up tables, and sell their old tools.

I've also found this FB group that seems to be VERY safe as far as buying and selling (I've bought too much stuff, and will be selling some of it soon). This group has good prices (usually much better than eBay where a fool is born every minute) and sometimes if you're patient, great prices.